May 22, 2014, 7:00PM

A Florida prosecutor apologized Thursday for social media posts that included him referring to drug addicts as "crack hoes" and suggesting that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's appointment was due to affirmative action. Full story »

December 10, 2012, 7:11PM

She says she feels an occasional tug of regret at not having borne or adopted children, and defends affirmative action as necessary to get disadvantaged students to the starting line of a race to success. Full story »

August 08, 2009, 11:36AM

Justice Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in this morning as the nation's first Hispanic and third woman to serve on the Supreme Court in the United States. This a great moment that should be celebrated by all Americans. Sotomayor was sworn in at 11 a.m. by Chief Justice John G. Roberts. Full story »

July 13, 2009, 8:18AM

May 26, 2009, 8:52PM

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Reaching for history, President Barack Obama on Tuesday chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court, championing her as a compassionate, seasoned jurist whose against-the-odds life journey affirms the American dream. Republicans who will decide whether to make a fight of her confirmation said they want thorough hearings.... Full story »